The Story
In the scorching summer of 1976, free-spirited Francesca Malone finds solitude on a remote mining claim in Northern California-until an eco-activist friend from the city turns up uninvited and roils local hotheads. Observed by the nearest neighbors, a crusty cattle rancher and a young California Indian family, Francesca feels exposed.
Hardships lead to friendships and shadowy alliances in a fire-prone landscape beset by old conflicts, new cults, and the ruin of ancient forests and Indigenous sacred sites. Drawn into the fray over logging, Francesca takes a crucial stand.
Some Greater Awakening is an elegy to the beautiful, fought-over mountains of the West, and their long-suffering yet indomitable people.
Author: Jessica Abbe
Publisher: Luminare Press
Published: 12/04/2025
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9798886799361
Review Citation(s):
IndieReader 02/28/2026
About the Author
Abbe, Jessica: - Jessica Abbe is a journalist, writer, and producer of documentary films, including In the Light of Reverence, Standing on Sacred Ground, and San Francisco in the 1970s. In 1984, she covered the first tree-sit protest in the Oregon woods. She lives in Northern California. Some Greater Awakening is her first novel.
Description
In the scorching summer of 1976, free-spirited Francesca Malone finds solitude on a remote mining claim in Northern California-until an eco-activist friend from the city turns up uninvited and roils local hotheads. Observed by the nearest neighbors, a crusty cattle rancher and a young California Indian family, Francesca feels exposed.
Hardships lead to friendships and shadowy alliances in a fire-prone landscape beset by old conflicts, new cults, and the ruin of ancient forests and Indigenous sacred sites. Drawn into the fray over logging, Francesca takes a crucial stand.
Some Greater Awakening is an elegy to the beautiful, fought-over mountains of the West, and their long-suffering yet indomitable people.
Author: Jessica Abbe
Publisher: Luminare Press
Published: 12/04/2025
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9798886799361
Review Citation(s):
IndieReader 02/28/2026
About the Author
Abbe, Jessica: - Jessica Abbe is a journalist, writer, and producer of documentary films, including In the Light of Reverence, Standing on Sacred Ground, and San Francisco in the 1970s. In 1984, she covered the first tree-sit protest in the Oregon woods. She lives in Northern California. Some Greater Awakening is her first novel.
